Plain Talk is a studio album by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith featuring performances recorded in 1960 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1968.

The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars calling it "a fast-paced studio jam session". - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnGBpc3mq1s&list=RDlnGBpc3mq1s&start_radio=1

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Sweet Honey Bee is an album by American jazz pianist and composer Duke Pearson, released on the Blue Note label in 1967. The woman on the cover was Pearson's fiancee Betty.

The Penguin Guide review says: "the highlights are the lushly voiced melodies of 'Sudel' and 'Gaslight', the former a tune which Pearson had recorded some years earlier with a different group. Hubbard and Henderson eat up their solo opportunities without sundering the essentially easy-going feel which was [a] Pearson trademark, and while not all the material is up to this standard, as a showcase for the pianist as writer and group-leader, this is surely the best thing available at present [2004].

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Ycbx8TctM&list=OLAK5uy_kfTBlxfhBmplY7x93tmsWLHkwa71EUA0E

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Prairie Dog is the eighth album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson, and his second for the Atlantic label, recorded in 1966.

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3½ stars stating "this is Pearson in full soul-jazz mode, driven deeply by the blues, with an all-star band... This is as fine as any date Pearson released for Atlantic, and grooves all the way through, seamlessly"- Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahjJrL7nm_w&list=OLAK5uy_lQYKDBJUUXqou6gh8eAG7R7WX-_HoQyC0

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Drums Unlimited is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1965 and 1966 and released on the Atlantic label.

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states, "essentially advanced hard-bop with a generous amount of space taken up by Roach's drum solos... because of the melodic and logically-planned nature of his improvisations, they continually hold on to one's attention" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk2RT9UpsBo

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Another Git Together is an album by the Jazztet, led by trumpeter Art Farmer and saxophonist Benny Golson. It features performances recorded in 1962 and originally released on the Mercury label.

"Space Station" is a rapid 24-bar composition by trombonist Moncur...

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "This spirited and swinging set has six strong selections". - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yw633aDn4U&list=PLyHn3f7-9IUJd0tGAfrnmSLp8vLwypA3K&index=1

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Gifts & Messages is an album by the jazz multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk. It was originally released on the Mercury label in 1964 and features performances by Kirk with Horace Parlan, Michael Fleming and Steve Ellington.

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "The whole set is peppered with quotes, allusions and tags from other songs, sometimes punning, sometimes surreal, always absolutely musical. Not the best recording... but the music more than makes up for any technical deficiencies." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFU63vgATgs&list=RDkFU63vgATgs&start_radio=1

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Shades of Redd is an album by American pianist Freddie Redd recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label.

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated: "In an all too small discography, Freddie Redd's Shades of Redd is without a doubt his crowning achievement... his zenith as a jazz musician, would be a wonderful addition to any collection, and shows that the lesser known musicians have plenty of music to play, in addition to a unique perspective aside from the giants of this music" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Vz260nMKU&list=PLMAB89BlQ_bm-cHZiG5K3drU7cl32t4uT&index=1

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Davis Cup is the debut album by American jazz pianist Walter Davis Jr. recorded on August 2, 1959 and released on Blue Note the following year—Davis's sole release for the label, and one of his few recordings as leader.

In his review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine says, "Walter Davis Jr.'s debut record as a leader for Blue Note is a terrific hard bop session, a driving collection of six original tunes that emphasize the strengths not only of the pianist himself, but also his supporting band... It all adds up to a wonderful straight-ahead hard bop date.." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZii74UIxqI

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